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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1947
Page
3
The Veterans Administration announced it will halt all unemployment payments to former students who received excess GI Bill funds and refuse to repay. The ruling also says veterans cannot reenter schools or job training this fall under GI Bill unless they repay overpayments.
Roanoke reports the Virginal Manufacturers' Association endorses the Taft-Hartley act calling it the new law of the land to be obeyed and complied with like any other law. It hopes all employers and employees will give the labor-management act a fair trial.
Dr. Carl Miller of Front Royal is elected as 2nd vice president of the Virginia Chiropractors Association at the Lynchburg meeting held on October 6.
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt defended the right to criticize and disagree as essential to democracy addressing the UN social committee in Poughkeepsie. She noted Soviet diplomat Vishinsky and Yugoslav representative Simic were unable to attend due to work pressures and warned against Soviet efforts to brand the United States as warmongers.
Mrs Emma Elizabeth White Lacy, wife of Rev Ben R Lacy Jr president of Union Theological Seminary, died Sunday night in a Blacksburg hospital during a visit with their son. The Lacy family noted in Richmond reports.
Q A Are there any desert areas in Europe A M Y A Europe is the only continent which has no desert areas.
4 H boys judged two livestock classes at Haldeman farm on Friday afternoon. In Guernsey Heifers Boyd Ramey Jr from Hayfield 4 H won with a perfect score. Roger Ramey and Garand Cather tied for second, Wayne Miller took third. In Duroc Jersey breeding gilts Garland Cather William Fawcett Wayne Miller Freddy Stine tied for first with Joseph Ramey second and Denny Cole plus Ramey and Carlton Ramey Jr. sharing third.
The Medical Society of Virginia holds its centennial convention in Roanoke October 13 to 15. Speakers include Dr. Wyndham B. Blanton of Richmond and Dr. R. H. Shryock of Philadelphia.
Baltimore market notes show dull demand across apples peppers poultry and eggs with prices for Delicious apples Red Delicious McIntosh Staymans and Smokehouse varieties varying. Cattle hogs and sheep quotes listed from Baltimore Chicago with bids on steers calves hogs and sows, noting light receipts and mixed activity.
Agriculture Dept markets division lists U S Grade A eggs at 69 cents per dozen for extra large, 67 cents large, 58 cents medium, B large 55 cents, pullets 42 dollars per hundred, cracks and checks 30 cents. Live poultry prices show heavy breed hens 25-26 cents per pound, leghorn hens 18-19 cents, heavy breed broilers 33-34 cents, leghorn broilers 26-27 cents, old roosters 12-13 cents, and turkeys subject to definite sale.
On October 6 the market opened unevenly as profit taking followed the prior upswing. Leading issues such as Pacific Western Oil Texas Co Standard Oil NJ Northern Pacific Southern Pacific U S Steel Goodyear Douglas Aircraft Anaconda Dow Chemical and Allied Chemical showed strength while several others including Bethlehem Youngstown Sheet J I Case International Harvester Western Union Standard Gas 4 preferred American Smelting J C Penney Pepsi-Cola New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroad lagged.
Market master Grover Schlack said the farmer's curb market will not meet again this year. He plans a report on this year’s activities and recommendations for the 1948 market to be presented to Frederick County Board of Agriculture at the next meeting.
Strong cattle steady with top 26.35 for two loads around 1350 pounds. Choice 1050 lb yearlings at 21 to 27.50. strictly choice 995 lb fed heifers at 32.50. common and medium grass cattle 15 to 21. cows 13.75 to 17 with canners 11 to 13.25. Vealers 27 down. Salable sheep 1500. total 3500. No early sales. slaughter lamb bids around 50 cents lower but natives at 23 or higher for good and choice.
The list shows wholesale and city delivered prices for grains and feeds. Items include corn meal in various bag sizes, White and No 2 Yellow corn, Red winter wheat, barley, egg mash, cracked corn, and various feeds for turkeys and butterfat products with quoted wholesale or retail rates.
Chicago grains fell sharply on October 6 as corn, wheat, and soybeans dropped. July wheat and July soybeans hit limit declines, with other contracts also under pressure while lard and soybeans followed the downward trend.
The report lists opening prices for commodities including Corn with July and December bids at 2.41 2.40 2.15 2.13 2.12 2.11 and May and July values, and Oats with December 1.06 May 0.99 July 0.90 and 0.88.
Soybeans listed for November and March at 3.33 with lard futures at 23.10. Public safety notice urges careful handling of fire hazards under the Virginia Green campaign.
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